and the less abortions in the commonwealth of virginia would be better. and if you do, if we can agree on that, then how can we, you know, change that, that curve or that number. and so, it's, it's almost, in my mind, hypocritical, if one says that they want to decrease the number of abortions, but they're opposed to contraception. you can't have it both ways. so my first question would be, let's decrease the number of abortions. and if so, one of the best ways of doing that is to provide women with education, as i said earlier, but access to quality and affordable health care. i.e., to be able to make the decision whether they want to, you know, take a long-acting reversible contraceptive, so that's the way weel'll move forward. >> i just wanted to follow up on that, because it's on the same wavelength, which is i would think the other argument that you might start with is what about the government cost? >> absolutely. >> and i'm wondering, do you have any data in virginia, even you know, rough data on how much you can save in medicaid and other programs

we're actually looking at that concept in the commonwealth of virginia. so how do we take this data, and move it into the policy area? that's my other life, and that is making laws in the commonwealth of virginia. there's a diversity, or two different concepts, if you will, that makes it somewhat challenging policy-wise. personally i feel that if we want to bend that curve of poverty, if we want to decrease the rate of unplanned pregnancies, if we want to decrease the number of abortions, the best way to do that is through education and through access to health care. this is why we're here this morning to talk about larcs. i just wanted to talk a little bit about the reality of policymaking in virginia. we're not here to throw stones this morning, but i did want to talk about what the philosophy is, or the approach of some other individuals, who are policymakers. if you've been keeping up with the news in virginia over the last couple of years, in 2012 we had the infamous vaginal ultrasound bill. that was to deter or to make it more difficult for women wh

so we did some polling, talking to individuals across the commonwealth. and in that case 70% of the population said that they would like to be able to go into a restaurant and not be exposed to secondhand smoke. so we presented that data as well and so we were able to move forward. you use creative thinking perhaps maybe changing semantics when you have the opportunity, but coming at it from different angles, and things happen in policymaking in small steps. you take one small step at a time but that's what i plan to do this you. i didn't mention, i don't mean to be so long winded, but part of our commonwealth council for childhood success, we've offered about 25 recommendations to the governor that we will be acting on this year in the general assembly. one of those recommendations is to increase funding for access to larcs across the commonwealth of virginia. so i will be taking this message on the road, if you will, and also to my fellow legislators. >> one of the arguments that when i first started understanding ayn rand studies -- let me say many of

we're actually looking at that concept in the commonwealth of virginia. so how do we take this data, and move it into the policy area? that's my other life, and that is making laws in the commonwealth of virginia. there's a diversity, or two different concepts, if you will, that makes it somewhat challenging policy-wise. personally i feel that if we want to bend that curve of poverty, if we want to decrease the rate of unplanned pregnancies, if we want to decrease the number of abortions, the best way to do that is through education and through access to health care. this is why we're here this morning to talk about larcs. i just wanted to talk a little bit about the reality of policymaking in virginia. we're not here to throw stones this morning, but i did want to talk about what the philosophy is, or the approach of some other individuals, who are policymakers. if you've been keeping up with the news in virginia over the last couple of years, in 2012 we had the infamous vaginal ultrasound bill. that was to deter or to make it more difficult for women wh

i'm going to turn over now to sara collins with the commonwealth fund. >> thank you. enka, maryland don't have of pashtun thank the panel succumbed and also extend a warm welcome to the audience. in looking ahead to the 2016 open enrollment period, an estimated 29 million people remain uninsured. hhs estimates about 10.5 million people are eligible, uninsured people are eligible for coverage through the marketplaces. in addition about 9 million currently have coverage to the marketplaces, and most if not all are likely going to want to reenroll. to gain some insight into what both current and prospective enrollees may be thinking about as they consider their options this year i'm going to share some recent findings from the commonwealth fund affordable care act tracking survey which is at the end of the 2050 open a momentary in the spring. i'm going to focus in particular on the issue of affordability and i will highlight it about the cost of people based by people who are currently enrolled in the plans and how thethey compare to cause an upwd base plans. and also lo

folks access to quality health care and from a business perspective about 4.5 million dollars of commonwealths contributing to do we compete with the over politics. since january 2014 when we had the option to expand medicaid, we have given away more than 2.$8 billion. that is a lot of money we can use for education. so finally bader redoing in virginia? we are committed to the health and well-being of our children and families for the first time the governor formed a children's cabinet there several individuals that set on that but within that the commonwealth council for childhood is looking at several areas the first of which is pre-k for the we feel very strong that is a non-partisan issue there is a tremendous learning potential before they ever reach kindergarten so reapplied for a grant to and received a grant so we're using that to provide access. grosso looking at child-care as most parents are both working it is important to have quality and affordable and accessible child care to make sure that they're healthy immunizations are up to date, and good nutrition nutrition, of but one o

ann: this is ann clark, our commonwealth club program tonight is "reimagining infrastructure." i want to thank our panel tonight for the wonderful information and suggestions and the conversation that we had. the head of office of planning at hud, ginger is a writer and historian, and benjamin grant who is right here in san francisco is the urban design policy director at spare -- spur and has led many of the processes to develop programs in spur for thecy at city. i would like to actually ask the person who has been our moderator tonight, h. emerson blake, editor and magazine of the "orion" magazine and the executive director of the orion society, emerson, what stands out for you in terms of reimagining our infrastructure, america's infrastructure? chip: i think a lot of us, certainly a lot of us at orion, like so many people, when we think of infrastructure, we think of bridges and roads and you hit on your way to work in the morning and the words that you said when you hit those potholes. and pretty quickly, you begin to realize that the way that our lives play out, they are

corey: that he the alliance and commonwealth fund for allowing me to dissipate. jon provided an overview. of general premium trends, and now, i will give you some information on the drivers that may underline these trends. but before i get to that, just a quick reminder of the components of premiums. claims make up the largest share of premiums and they reflect not only who has coverage but also what their medical spending is. other premium components include administrative cost and profit. and of course, laws and regulations can affect each of hese components. so i won't get into this slide in detail, but i just wanted to highlight some of the elements in the premium development process. so one thing that insurers have to do is determine their plan designs and perform actuarial value testing to make sure their plans fall into one of those metal tiers. another thing they have to do is examine their prior claims and enrollment experience, make necessary adjustments and then project that information forward to 2016. i'll talk a bit about what those adjustments are

what is now surpassing car crashes as the biggest killer in the commonwealth. breaking news from the district tonight. what witnesses say an cruiser was doing moments before it hit a pedestrian. a hero's welcome for those who put their lives on the line to save strangers. what they saw when they went to south carolina. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: a startling revelation about drug overdoses in virginia. more people are dying of drug overdoses in the commonwealth than car accidents. jeff goldberg has an insider look at the problem. jeff: maureen, ask anyone who works in the field on a daily basis and sadly this news is to be expected. the problem of heroin and the description drug addiction is an epidemic and it's ruining lives. jeff: she said two years ago the drugs took over her life. she started with prescription drugs but when they were hard to find she turned to heroin. losing touch with family and friends, going break. >> you end up in jails, institution or death. >> the new numbers journaled s

i also would like to thank sara and the commonwealth fund. also like to thank sara and the commonwealth fund for making this work possible. i also would like to thank ed howard for his many years of service, bringing the work of the research community to the policy community. did i just? oh. let's go back. this is a history of employer-based health insurance since 1988. i show it to provide context for the historic record. now you may be asking right now, why are you showing employer-based insurance? why not individual insurance? and the answer is simple. because we are incapable of showing that record for individual insurance. but i want to emphasize three points. number one, there is a history of volatility. take 1989. premiums increased 18% that year. secondly, premiums almost always outpace increases in workers wages and the overall consumer price index. so now let's turn to results for exchanges. this is early information, very early information. it is limited to five northeastern states. most of them are very small states. it is also wh

i am 8 share of the commonwealth board of governors and i am going to chair today's program. this program is part of the club's good list ceres underwritten by the bernard foundation. 60 years ago, physician, researcher jonas salk changed human history by inventing a the polio vaccine. his work has saved countless lives, helped shape the medical field as we know it today. recently doctor charlotte jacobs, professor emeritus at stanford medical school published the first comprehensive biography of this medical pioneer entitled jonas salk in life. today we are pleased to have dr. jacobs discuss her biography of jonas salk along with his work and lessons learned from it. dr. jacobs will be in conversation with janet napolitano, president of the university of california, former secretary of the department of homeland security and former governor of arizona. let me now just say a bit more about each. a graduate of washington university school of medicine in st. louis, dr. charlotte jacobs came to stanford as the fellow in oncology in 1975. she joined the faculty in 1977 and was pr

governor charlie baker along with the column and wealth -- the commonwealth is facing a public health emergency. >> the days of people walking out of a dentist office or doctor' s office with 30 or 60 or 90 days worth of this pain medication need to come to an and i appreciate the fact that this is a controversial idea. but it' s one that needs to be part of the larger conversation. karen: a wide-ranging bill would include limits on medical practitioners prescribing excessive amounts of opiate medicine to first-time patients. the effort has been met with both positive and negative response. joining us now is the clinical director of the women' s renewal program academic center. welcome. guest: thanks for having me. karen: give us your initial thoughts on the governor' s builder guest: ill. guest: we definitely need more awareness in the community and amongst prescribers for unnecessary prescriptions. it' s really where the addiction for opiates begins. having this as a place to cut this off is crucial. karen: and prescription monitoring seems to be a key part of this. guest: having ev

i believe it's critical we replicate the successes we've seen in our commonwealth across the country i'm looking for to hearing more about your efforts to make our system or effective and more efficient as well as any best practices you've encountered that could be applied across this country. thanks very much for being here. yield back. >> with remaining time to ms. capps. >> thank you, ranking member, for yielding, and let me also, also in the be here today for i know together important discussion. i wanted to come in person welcome mr. lee, an eccentric record of cover california which is my states health insurance marketplace which has helped to make some of my constituents with health insurance. california made a conscious decision to be an active player with the affordable care act implementation. when there are problems they have been responsive, holding insurance companies accountable and focus on making cover california a national leader. thanks to their efforts we have cut our state's uninsurance rate by 28%. pretty remarkable in my opinion. california shows what a state is

and for the most part, gets here in the commonwealth of massachusetts, for theirs. which is a shot at a great education, and an opportunity on which to build a great future. >> the governor wants to focus on expanding access to charter schools in the lowest performing school districts in the state. right now the statewide cap on charter school stands at 120. >>> a winthrop high school football player is suspended after allegedly taping a teammate in the locker room. that video may have been sent to others. so far no charges or arrests have been made. winthrop police are investigating and 10 other players are being questioned. >> the school department as well as police department work diligently and in a cooperative manner to make sure that people take response ability for their actions and they know that there is price -- a price to pay peer >> of those consequences is the varsity football program. right now it has been suspended and their upcoming game against gloucester forfeited. >>> jury selection continues in the trial of a teenager accused of killing his math

>> reporter: this is his first rally in the commonwealth and supporters have been lining up for hours. this is a cavernous space with room for 5,000 people in this m least that many folks and possibly more in overflow spaces. here's part of the reason why. trump is continuing to dominate his gop opponent in the polls. there's only one recent poll in the commonwealth but in that, trump has about 7 points over his closest challenger, dr. ben carson. many voters driving for hours to see their favorite candidate in person. they like trump is not a politician and that he's willing to speak his mind and no matter the issue or, really, his position on it. >> he's a fearless leader. he loves this country. he's the person that i feel will not just talk the talk. he will walk the walk. he will do what he said he's going to do. >> he's a young yankee boy but a tough yankee boy. i am from the south and love the south but i love him. >> reporter: it's about loving the candidate, not necessarily the position or knowing what he's going to talk about. a lot of times, these rallies he hold are an hour

i'm the boss of me, but if you or a loved one has masshealth, call commonwealth care alliance to find out about senior care options. >>> presidential candidate hillary clinton is back in new hampshire this morning. using a local community college as the backdrop of a major policy announcement. fox25 stephanie coueignoux is live in manchester talking -- and she is talking gun violence this morning. stephanie? >> and sara, that town hall is expected to start around 9:45 right here at manchester community college. the issue of gun violence really that one hillary clinton has been talking a lot about in these past few months. today,er expecting clinton to outline her plan for tougher gun control laws. one of her bigger concerns has to do with background checks. right now a gun seller can go ahead and finish the sal even if a background check haven't come back yet. according to the new york times according to the new york times, times. a bill to wait for that background check to clear before selling a drug. the report saying clinton will authority. she will say the definition of a gun deal

there are major issues facing the commonwealth right now. the opiate crisis is taking on families around the nation. commuter rail delays. falling leaves and snow. and the question surrounding the billion-dollar -- this is sunday so we are talking football -- the billion-dollar fantasy sports industry. governor, great to see you as always. gov. baker: and the pop quiz. ed: which i have in my hand. unique pop quiz this week. janet: you' re going to love this. gov. baker: i' m sure i am. janet: let' s start with sunday football. fantasy football -- i should say fantasy sports games -- should be regulated. the question is, should they also be taxed? beyond what they are now? gov. baker: let' s remember -- it is important for the public to remember this -- if you win playing one of these games and you live in massachusetts, you are taxed on what you win. draft kings is a corporation are untaxed, unregulated -- they are businesses. they have to comply with all the rules everybody else does. i' m interested in hearing what the attorney general has

when play resumed, the broadcast switched to the international feed. >>> redistricting in the commonwealth is going to appeal to the supreme court. >> there could be a decision today about the future of a school resource officer who slammed that teenage girl on her head in the middle of a classroom. >> it is light rain out here and a little breezy. the winds will pick up. the heaviest rain is yet to come. it's taking over on the beltway and parts whatever life throws your way, you've got it in the bag. you've got t.j. maxx! keep your standards high, and your spending low. maxx life! >>> welcome back. i'm meteorologist allyson rae. just about 11 minutes after 6:00. it's a wet start for almost everybody now. let's go throughout the rest of the day of the first alert doppler is looking at the rain. pretty light for the most part unless you head north of frederick near hagerstown, some pretty good downpours. we'll see the light rain carry on through midday. see how we dry out a little bit during the afternoon except for areas along 81. it's going to get breezy and warm all ahead of some thunde

the virginia commonwealth university owns the building. >> got it. >> that should now be operated by the state at some level in terms of the united states national slavery museum. >> when might we see this open? >> it will be opened before the fowrnt anniversary of the bringing of people to virginia in 1619. women came for first time ever, tobacco was founded at that time or brought here from england and slaves were brought to virginia in 1619. >> i'm going to ask you one question. who do you think is going to be the president of the united states? >> the best qualified person. i really think that it is too early. and i think that hillary clinton will ultimately be the nominee for the democratic party. the republican side is a bit different. trump has surprised me to the extent that he's been as long last is as he has. >> you wouldn't be the only one surprised. >> but that being said, he's got to put more meat on the bones before he can sell it. marc rubio has hundred in pretty strongly. those would be the people ending up with the nomination i would see. >> doug waller, it's been a

we'll have a lot of flash flooding throughout the commonwealth. every part of the commonwealth will be involved in this,. >>> the m.a.r.c. train line parking lot is also notorious for flooding problems. commuters dropped off their vehicles and hoped for the best when they return this evening. the town is still attempting to recover from a storm earlier this week. >> reporter: this is round 2 of wicked weather here in laurel. business owners have already taken a hit. take a look here at senate select insurance. office is closed because of damage done by tuesday's storm that is suspected to be a tornado. the roof was ripped off and take a look here inside. they still have blowers set up inside and on the floor, hoping to dry out more rain, possible flooding is the last thing that folks need now. >> most of the problems have to do with the duckett dam and the release of water from the duckett dam. i would think because of the extended dry spell that we had prior to the rain, there's probably a lot of volume that could be -- >> filled up? >> filled up

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. >>> you allowed the commonwealth to have an independent expert, why shouldn't the defendant have an independent expert? >>> judge david weighing fairness of allowing the prosecution to have their own competency expert in the commonwealth's case against phillip chisolm. was in the in court friday is accused of raping an killing his teener in 2013. as of thursday, the 16-year-old 16-year-old's trial is now on hold while he spends 20 cases a worcester recovery hospital for saw him banking his head on the into and he refused to come out of his cell. experts believe it's a proactive move . >>> it allows her more evaluation and allows at any time in the proceeding and in particular talk about having as muchings in as possible understanding such claims should be given a thorough review . >> reporter: the defense would like the court to wait on making this kind of ruling . >>> intrusion on the defendant is a process he has to go through . >> reporter: if convicted he faces life in prison. live in salem, john cuoco, 7 news . >> anchor: a t stop scarement police swarming the forest hills t st

-man: here for the commonwealth. -woman: and the common good. -man: umass. -woman: here for a reason. we need to disrupt the old order in washington, dc. we can do a lot better by applying conservative principles we should lower rates and simplify the code to allow people to freely decide how they want to spend their money. what we need is leadership to fix a few big things... so that this country takes off and soars where people can dream the biggest possible dreams... and pursue them with a vengeance. (applause) jeb. proven conservative. real results. right to rise usa is responsible for the content >> it's the end of an era for a popular kingston business. two local brothers closing their doors. the pharmacy has been around since the 1870's. >> a lot of history there. the family agrees the time is right to call it quits. >> august 13, 1877. >> that is when it all started. and this past tuesday is when it ended. >> nothing left on the shelves. >> after nearly 140 years in business, the pharmacy in kingston is now closed for good. >> as you can see, all our

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in an hour and a half, donald trump will give his first rally in the virginia commonwealth. cycle they're expecting 5,000 people to pack this expo center to hear -- we don't know what they will hear. trump is all over the map. we could hear about immigration, the military -- it's a pretty safe bet we will hear about the democratic did bait last night. we'll talk more about it at 6:00 and the complete story at 11:00. >> we'll see you then, garrett. >>> it's a hot trend in hip, new companies offering free meals to their employees as an incentive, but it turns out the old express? there's no such thing as a free lunch" may be true. julie watts reports. >> reporter: how many days a week do you eat at the office? >> day. it's delicious. >> reporter: what would you think if the irs taxeded you on this food? >> that would be a bad thing. very, very bad thing. >> reporter: it may someday be a real thing for hundreds of thousands of tech workers like damien who have become accustomed to their free lunch. >> it's something you need to offer the employees to be competitive with larger

currently, the commonwealth is struggling with a $72 billion debt, a debt the governor says puerto rico cannot pay. here to discuss these resolutions and what they can do -- the sponsor of two of the bills, bronx councilmember and our good friend ritchie torres -- no relation. next to him, we asked author nelson denis to come back to "tiempo." his book, "war against all puerto ricans," is on store shelves now, provides great historical perspective, by the way, on the issues facing puerto rico on the island right now. and it's in english, and it'll be out in spanish, right, starting next month. good to see you, my friend. todo bien? >> good to be here. >> yeah, good to have you. tell me about the resolutions, the bills that you sponsored specifically in relation to puerto rico, and helping it move out of this financial debt that it's in. >> so, as you know, puerto rico's facing over $70 billion in debt. >> big time. >> and our position on the city council is that the federal government has been part of the problem. it's time for the government to be part of the solution, so we're calling

[applause] >> this says the of a commonwealth club of california as a member of the commonwealth club of the number led forum we have come to the point where we have questions from the ideas and first i want to thank the speaker to the office of community planning and even ginger strand with sinn environmentalist writer and historian with the editor in trite chief of "variety" magazine and executive director of orion society. >> the question is with other forms of transportation how did they shift their resources? >> you may make the argument is refusing to reauthorize the gasoline tax that basically make states and localities be more or less of their own for transportation and that favors likability and walk ability and transit over a costly highway expansion that they cannot pay to maintain what we have. but in general to do talk about desire in communities across the country to see the transportation choices of the economy and future with or without the benefit but the federal policies have favored roads over transit and terms of the share the federal government was willing to pay.

-man: here for the commonwealth. -woman: and the common good. -woman: here for a reason. we need to disrupt the old order in washington, dc. we can do a lot better by applying conservative principles we should lower rates and simplify the code to allow people to freely decide how they want to spend their money. what we need is leadership to fix a few big things... so that this country takes off and soars where people can dream the biggest possible dreams... and pursue them with a vengeance. (applause) jeb. proven conservative. real results. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. >>> next at 6:30. new video out of lowell where a vandalism suspect now facing even more serious charges. police say he attacked a group of officers who tried to question him. we will have more on that violent encounter coming up in just a couple of minutes. >>> ed a good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, -- and good morning, everybody. tuesday, october 20. thank you so much for joining us. a lot warmer out there this morning. >>gene: yeah, and we are all thankful for t

the group is calling for a uniform law they say will help both police and citizens of the commonwealthe reco rdedby an officer at any time. >>> a south carolina school resource officer has been placed on administrative leave after forcibly removing a student from a classroom. cell phone video captured officer ben fields slamming, then dragging the female student monday after she allegedly refused to leave the class. the officer has been banned from schools in the region pending the results of an investigation. >>> a u.s. navy ship completed a patrol in disputed waters without incident. the u.s.s. lassen is a guided missile destroyer. it sailed near the subi reef, part of an archipelago in the south china sea. the u.s. asserts they're in international waters. >>> the death toll for monday's earthquake in pakistan and afghanistan has surfaced 300. officials say at least 237 people died in pakistan and about 74 in afghanistan in the 7.5 magnitude quake. in pakistan, rescue crews are still trying to reach remote mountainous areas. the army is using helicopters to take supplies to victims.

from the commonwealth club in san francisco, this is one hour. h. emerson: as we all know, american infrastructure is crumbling. this includes congested airports, first did water mains, and our roads are further examples of the way that american infrastructure is crumbling. the biggest problem lies not with this condition, but with the outdated philosophy that underlies it. much of the physical structure that we live with was imagined and built in an era when economic growth was assumed to be a god-given right, natural resources seemed limitless, and no one had ever heard of climate change. today, that philosophy has manifested in the absence of meaningful mass transportation, water management systems, and designers had never considered that water would become scarce. also in food production systems with factory farms and the use of refrigerated trucks to carry foods across the country. resources grow scarcer and the concentration of carbon dioxide increases upwards and that philosophy has been revealed to be faulty. but more and more people are emb

i'm going to turn it over to sarah collins with the commonwealth fund. >> thank you, marilyn, and on behalf of the commonwealth fund, i want to thank the alliance and the panelists for coming today and to extend a warm welcome to the audience. and looking ahead to the 2016 open enrollment. 29 million people remain uninsured. hhs estimates about 10.5 million people are eligible for coverage through the marketplaces. in addition about 9 million people currently have coverage through the marketplaces. and most if not all are likely going to reenroll. to gain some insights into what both current and perspective enrollees might be thinking about as they consider their options this year, i'm going to share some recent findings from the commonwealth funds affordable care act tracking survey. at the end of the 2015 open enrollment period in the spring. i'm going to focus in particular on the issue of affordability. and i'll highlight data about the costs that people faced by people who are currently enrolled in the plans and how they compare to costs in employer-based plans.yex when they sho

the commonwealth of massachusetts accepted $234 million for its health connector but enrolled only 13% of its goal the first year, temporarily placed individuals in medicaid because it couldn't determine eligibility and cost massachusetts an estimated $1 billion in additional funds. the state of minnesota initially received $155 million to launch its state exchange. the exchange received an additional $34 million from cms in part to fund ongoing fixes to the i.t. system. despite this infusion of funds, minnesota has announced it would revert to an old system next year or minnesota care premiums because of the continued exchange problems. the state of california received over $1 billion in federal grant dollars to establish its exchange, covered california, the most of any state. despite call center and website woes, california had the highest enrollment of 2014 but only retained 65% of its 2014 enrollees. this year california's enrollment numbers reached 1.4 million, falling 300,000 short of expectations. cms awarded the state of connecticut approximately $176 million in federal establ

marcella fierro, the former chief medical examiner for the commonwealth of virginia.ver read one of these hugely popular crime novels, you'd know her by another name, kay scarpetta. >> kay scarpetta in the patricia cornwell novels was modeled after dr. fierro. it's my understanding the author actually worked with dr. fierro. >> impeccable rÉsume. >> absolutely. >> reporter: dr. fierro came to court with her report, and it was a bombshell. art gonzales had always maintained that he had shot julie four times while she stood facing him in the kitchen, coming at him with that knife. examining the photos from the scene and the autopsy photos of julie, dr. fierro noticed something. in csi language it's called a shored bullet. >> a shored bullet is a bullet that as it exit is met by resistance by something firm and hard. >> reporter: dr. fierro says she clearly saw a wound on julie's back caused by a shored bullet. >> and in this case, the bullet couldn't even go any further, so it had to be a hard surface. >> reporter: given the possibilities at the crime scene, to her that

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at issue how the law is worded and we just got word from the commonwealth's attorney general who says this need as fix from the state legislature. police stopped giving out tickets to those who ignore it. this law needs to clear up whether violators have to be ticketed in person or receive a citation in the mail. the 2011 law did not mention a citation by mail provision. now, while this ticket program is on hold for now in the city of false church, please remember it is still illegal to pass a stopped school bard with its stop arm extended. aaron? >> thank you. it's 5:48. >>> developing in virginia, a shooting near the university. one person has died apparently. this shooting happened just a few block as i way from skra state overnight. south of richmond. now, according to our affiliate in richmond, two were shot there. the second is expected to survive. >>> this morning we're learning of a daughter who found her mother's body in her home. police have arrested this man mitchell cole for the murder. she suspected man who was an acquaintance of her mother, was responsible for her death.

the decision follows an official advisory opinion from the commonwealth attorney general. the issue was whether citations of cars passing a school bus can be e-mailed to the violator oh must be served in person. specify in the law. especial honor for d.c. schools, d.c. mayor muriel bowser announced grant money for community schools and partnerships between the school and community resources. one of those honored schools in northeast washington will receive a grant for $175,000. d.c. has become the fastest improving school system in the country. we also awarded $1 million across six schools to integrate academic and physical health. tolye: the primary goal is increase academic achievement and ensure family well-being. an update on a southeast d.c. pizza shop owner who was targeted in repeated armed robberies. said thatr-conneen she decided to stay in the ward eight location, with the community rallying around. pizza owner refused to install a plexiglass afford abut she cannot security system. that changed today after thousands in donations via gofundme. >> we came together

is warning the attorney general of the commonwealth that fantasy sports. she tells "the globe" that she is focusing on consumer protection issues, not whether or not the websites are legal. they suggested that lawmakers will have to clarify whether those businesses should operate in the commonwealth, since fantasy sports. s attorney general and the fbi and u.s. attorneys the vatican strongly denies a report from a newspaper that pope francis has a brain tumor. a spokesperson says the report is unfounded. the newspaper' s editor tells the associated press that despite the denial, it is standing by the story. emily: house republicans are working toward a deadline -- if they want paul ryan to be their new leader. the former vp nominee said he will run for speaker of the house, but only if all the major groups come together and support him. he gave caucus leaders until friday to make their decision. he had been reluctant to enter the race after john boehner abruptly quit and kevin mccarthy dropped out because of conservative opposition. committing 2016. vice p

our message to everybody in the commonwealth is be prepared. >> our state is taking every precautionnd i urge marylanders to do the same. >> both governors have declared states of emergencies. in 15 minutes we'll check in live on the situation in virginia beach and how they're prepared for the dangerous weather. >> is we should get an update. analysts say the jobs report for september should show 200,000 new jobs during the month. that's up from a not so great report in august. the unemployment rate is not supposed to change. it's sitting at 5.1%. a seven-year low. a new report from the justice department is coming out as well. it's a final doj review following michael brown being killed last year. the other reports criticize ferguson police and call out issues with police response in protests. >>> a judge in d.c. will check on the mental health of a district offerho was chased by a woman with a stake knife. officers shot rah nita nettles. she put the blade down. "news4" spoke with her mother. she said the 22-year-old struggles with bipolar disorder and couldn't get the help she need

. >> i think the commonwealth presented a case that's circumstantial to be sure, but very, very strong>> as aaron hernandez adjusts to life behind bars, charged with murder, yet another accusation of gun violence makes headlines. four months before oden lloyd is gunned down, the football player is at tootsie's strip club in miami. a law enforcement source says hernandez drops about ten grams that night. one of the men he's with, alexander bradley. prosecutors describe him as hernandez's former right hand man. by morning, bradley is shot in the face, dumped out of a vehicle, and left for dead. still wearing his now blood-soaked vip wrist band from the club. police retrieve this bullet fragment from his head, but bradley won't give them any details. >> when the police investigated this incident, alexander bradley didn't point the finger at hernandez. >> then he sues, claiming aaron hernandez cost him his right eye. after bradley is shot, prosecutors say hernandez gets a new right hand man. a man named earnest wallace. >> this defendant is more commonly known by his nickname which is hobo

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jeb bush was in the commonwealth today also. it broke hours after the florida campaign is running into trouble. he is downsizing his campaign headquarters. some say it will allow bush to focus resources in early primary states. the former i.r.s. official at the center of a controversy over conservative group tax exempt status will not face criminal charges. an audit found conservative groups were singled out for extra scrutiny after applying for tax exempt status. the justice department said today it will not file charges against learner. leon: new details are emerging about the first american soldier killed in a ground fight against isil. master sergeant joshua wheeler was killed in an operation that freed 70 hostages from an isil prison in iraq. he is from fort bragg in north carolina and is the first u.s. casualty in iraq since 2011. the pentagon insist they were operating in a support role and they only entered the prison compound when the kurdish fighters became overwhelmed. maureen: "7 on your side" fighting back with vide